Historical Events in Hannah Jacobs lifetime

By Taylor.grittman

  • Embargo and Boycott

    Embargo and Boycott
    President Carter imposes an embargo on grain shipments to the USSR and boycotts the Moscow Olympics in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan,

  • Born

    Born
    Hannah Jacobs was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Shift in Supreme Court

    Shift in Supreme Court
    Judge Sandra Day O'Connor is nominated as the first woman on the Supreme Court by President Reagan.

  • First Woman in Space

    First Woman in Space
    Sally ride is the first woman in space.

  • Ozone Layer

    Ozone Layer
    Hole in the ozone layer announced by Scientists.

  • DNA in Court

    DNA in Court
    For the first time, DNA is used in a court case.

  • Persian Gulf War

    Persian Gulf War
    Iraq invades Kuwait, seizes oil assets, which sparks the Persian Gulf War.

  • Victory

    Victory
    U.S. and allies win Persian Gulf War against Iraq, and stop short of invading Baghdad

  • L.A. Riots

    L.A. Riots
    Los Angeles in riots as Rodney King is videotaped being beaten by police. Hannah lived in North Hollywood and had never seen a shot gun, now her house was full of them and her sweet mother had to take them to get groceries for their safety.

  • Texts Sent

    Texts Sent
    Nokia sends text messages between phone. Hannah had a Nokia phone and remembers having limited data and taking her "brick Nokia" to September 11, 2001.

  • Northridge Quake

    Northridge Quake
    Hannah specifically remembers her mother gripping the steering wheel bracing for any aftershocks of this earthquake, and grandmas peach furniture being covered in black dust. link text

  • Princess Diana Killed

    Princess Diana Killed
    Princess Diana is killed in a car crash in Paris with two others.

  • Acquittal of Clinton

    Acquittal of Clinton
    President Clinton acquitted for his affair with Monica Lewinsky.

  • September 11, 2001

    September 11, 2001
    "On September 11, terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York. The twin towers are hit by two jet airliners and collapse. Over 3,000 are killed. Another plane hits the Pentagon, and a fourth crashes in Pennsylvania. President Bush declares a war on terror and begins bombing Afghanistan. Troops are deployed and the Taliban government collapses. Hamid Karzai is sworn in as Afghanistan's leader (Ganzel, 2009)." Hannah was at Ground Zero for rescue missions.

  • Tax Cut

    Tax Cut
    Third largest tax cut signed by Bush, 10-year, $350 billion.

  • Attack Iraq

    Attack Iraq
    "In his State of the Union address, President Bush announces he is ready to attack Iraq even without UN agreements. He does. In March, the U.S. and Britain launch war against Iraq. Within a month, Baghdad falls. By July, the war is costing $3.9 billion a month. Saddam Hussein's sons are killed in a firefight, but their father remains at large. In December, Saddam Hussein himself is captured by American troops (Ganzel, 2009)."

  • Nuclear Weapons Designs

    Nuclear Weapons Designs
    "Pakistani nuclear scientist A. Q. Khan admits he sold nuclear weapons designs to other countries, including North Korea, Iran and Libya."

  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina
    "In August, Hurricane Katrina destroys much of the Gulf Coast, flooding New Orleans. More than 1,000 die and hundred of thousands are left homeless. Americans are shaken not just by the magnitude of the damage but also by the ineptitude of government to alleviate the suffering (Ganzel, 2009)."

  • Cars with no Drivers

    Cars with no Drivers
    "The first licenses for cars without drivers is granted in the state of Nevada to Google. Futuristic transportation systems were first introduced in concept during the 1939 World's Fair in New York City in the General Motors exhibit Futurama by Norman Bel Geddes. By September of 2012, three states had passed laws allowing such vehicles; Nevada, California, and Florida."

  • Living Ear

    Living Ear
    Scientist at Cornell University grows a human ear using a 3-D printer and cell cultures.

  • Boston Marathon Attacks

    Boston Marathon Attacks
    Three killed and hundreds injured in a terrorist attack by two brothers. City shut down and suspects apprehended within four days.

  • Irma

    Irma
    Hurricane Irma becomes most powerful hurricane in Atlantic with winds of 185 mph. On September 6th "Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Caribbean islands of Barbuda, Sint Maartens and British Virgin Islands. Prime Minister Gaston Browne reports 95% of Barbuda buildings damaged (Historical Events)."

  • References

    Ganzel, B. (2009). World Events- 1970 to Today . Retrieved September 17, 2017, from http://www.livin
    ghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe70s/worldevents_01.html Historical Events in 2017 (Part 3). (n.d.). Retrieved September 17, 2017, from http://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2017?p=3 U.S. Timeline- The 2010s. (n.d.). Retrieved September 17, 2017, from http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline2010.html